The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can
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http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/040708.shtm.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2008

IMLS Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]

Public Invited to the National Museum and Library Services Board Meeting
April 16 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC--The public is invited to attend the April 16 meeting of
the National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) from 12:30 pm to
3:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room at the Phoenix Park Hotel (2nd floor, 520
N Capitol Street, NW, Washington, D.C.).

The legislative process as it relates to museums and libraries is the
subject of the 14th meeting of the NMLSB, the policy advisory board for
the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

At 12:30, the board and other interested parties will hear from a panel
of congressional staff members about the legislative process and issues
related to museums and libraries. Panelists will include:

* Adrienne Hallett, Professional Staff Member on the Senate
Appropriations Committee (Majority);

* Lori Groves Rowley, Chief of Staff to Representative Ralph Regula
(R-OH-16);

* Ilyse Schuman, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel on the Senate
HELP Committee; and

* Elyse Wasch, Legislative Director to Senator Jack Reed (D-RI).

At 1:30, Judy Schneider, a Specialist on the Congress at the
Congressional Research Service (CRS) and an adjunct scholar at the
Brookings Institution Center for Public Policy Education, will give a
presentation on the workings of Congress. Prior to joining CRS in 1979,
Schneider served as research coordinator for the Senate Ethics
Committee's Korean investigation, and as a professional staff member of
the Senate Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System and the
House Commission on Administrative Review. She is the author of over 100
papers on congressional organization and operations, and the co-author
of the Congressional Deskbook, published by TheCapitol.Net in June 2000,
now in its fourth edition. Schneider serves on the faculty of the
Conference for New Members of Congress. She was selected as a Stennis
Fellow during the 108th Congress, and received the Women in Government
Relations Distinguished Member Award in 2004. She has a BA and MA from
American University and has done additional graduate work at the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem, Israel.

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for
the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's
mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to
information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in
coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage,
culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support
professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please
visit www.imls.gov. 

About the National Museum and Library Services Board The National Museum
and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is a twenty-four member advisory body
that includes four non-voting members, the director and deputy directors
for libraries and museums at IMLS, the chair of the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, and twenty
presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed voting members, who have
demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or museum services.
For a list of board members, visit www.imls.gov/about/board.shtm.

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